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why that obama administration agenda stalled? is it because of the credibility issues? >> you know it is frustrating. you know businesses are not confident that what is coming out of washington -- all of the policymakers, white house and congress -- is something they did count on. this is the problem, they don't have confidence to invest back in their. and to know what their costs will be. you know businesses fundamentally take a multiyear time horizon in their planning, they don't know from -- when they don't know, as they don't know now what their costs will be because of government regulation, and taxiningation, y cannot plan, they cannot afford the risk of adding the jobs. liz: steve makes a great point, really, the white house saying spring break will slow job creation, come on, seriously? that is what they are saying is to blame? are you serious? come on. the medical device tax is going nowhere. there is little money now for infrastructure, $21 million verse what the president originally wanted. i think that obama administration, not just stalled but have under cu
why that obama administration agenda stalled? is it because of the credibility issues? >> you know it is frustrating. you know businesses are not confident that what is coming out of washington -- all of the policymakers, white house and congress -- is something they did count on. this is the problem, they don't have confidence to invest back in their. and to know what their costs will be. you know businesses fundamentally take a multiyear time horizon in their planning, they don't know...
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. >> the obama plan, at least for now, as he comes to california is to take precautions but grant no concessions. live in washington, i'm steve handelsman, nbc bay area news. >> steve, thank you so much for the update. >>> and governor jerry brown is on his way to china next week hoping to bring billions to new investments for the state. california is china's third largest trading partner. the top exports? computers, electronics and scrap. the governor will encourage tourism and greenhouse gas productions. they will open a privately funded state trade-off in shanghai, as well. >>> and a disturbing video going viral. today, rutger's university firing their basketball coach. the decision came after this video surfaced showing mike rice, physically and verbally abusing his players during practice. in a statement, the university said they did discipline rice when they first discovered the video last fall and forced him to attend anger management. but the video went viral, and angered many in the rutgers community and across the area. his actions shocked the fellow players and coaches. >>
. >> the obama plan, at least for now, as he comes to california is to take precautions but grant no concessions. live in washington, i'm steve handelsman, nbc bay area news. >> steve, thank you so much for the update. >>> and governor jerry brown is on his way to china next week hoping to bring billions to new investments for the state. california is china's third largest trading partner. the top exports? computers, electronics and scrap. the governor will encourage...
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we have breaking news right now in washington. john harwood with the details. over to you, john. >> maria, this is part of the sequester battle this is symbolic. you had president obama at the white house confirming he's going to return 5% of his salary since the beginning of the sequester, which hit on march the 1st. now, the president makes $400,000 a year. that's a little more than $30,000 a month, which means that 5% of that for a month, so far, we're just in the beginning of april, is less than $2,000. not a consequential amount of money, but this is part of the president's attempt to get the high ground, especially as some of the sequester effects kick in. i wouldn't be at all surprised, we heard a similar thing from chuck hagel, the defense secretary, because a lot of the defense cuts are coming in defense, earlier today. i wouldn't be surprised if we hear that from some members of congress, with the question of leadership as well. but principally, only for those who like president obama, don't actually need that money, maria. >> john, thanks so much. jo
we have breaking news right now in washington. john harwood with the details. over to you, john. >> maria, this is part of the sequester battle this is symbolic. you had president obama at the white house confirming he's going to return 5% of his salary since the beginning of the sequester, which hit on march the 1st. now, the president makes $400,000 a year. that's a little more than $30,000 a month, which means that 5% of that for a month, so far, we're just in the beginning of april,...
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peter barnes is in washington with more. peter: the administration wants to make sure that anyone who can take advantage of these low interest rates can do so. the hope is the administration is trying to do this with taxpayer guarantees. sources say that administration is working with banks, the fha, the justice department and other agencies to help homebuyers with lower credit scores. critics worry that this will just sow the seeds for future financial crisis and spare bailouts. >> it is absolutely incredible to me that we are going again in the same direction, so soon after the financial crisis simply because the administration and many others have refused to accept the fact that it was government policy that caused the financial crisis and not the failures of wall street. >> it is very important to make sure that a person can afford the loan. this effort does nothing to change that. all it does is loosen up the credit a little bit to get it to more people who can afford a loan. peter: the administration is pushing banks t
peter barnes is in washington with more. peter: the administration wants to make sure that anyone who can take advantage of these low interest rates can do so. the hope is the administration is trying to do this with taxpayer guarantees. sources say that administration is working with banks, the fha, the justice department and other agencies to help homebuyers with lower credit scores. critics worry that this will just sow the seeds for future financial crisis and spare bailouts. >> it is...
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in washington, president obama and the first family attending easter services at st. john's church and the episcopal church. they h they-- we're told that former president and anti-apartheid leader, nelson mandela's condition is improving further. he's been receiving treatment for recurring pneumonia. a spokesperson saying he had a restful day out today. investors will be looking for signs for hiring and momentum. and this is stocks continuing to run into record territory with key indices breaking all-time highs. will the party, as they call it, continue on wall street? senior business correspondent and anchor of bulls and bears, brenda buttner with a look ahead to the week on wall street, brenda? >> harris, forget about lions and lambs, march was all about bulls on wall street. on the last trading day of the month, s & p which powers many of your 401(k)'s hit an all-time high. blue chips have been breaking records since early march and will main street follow wall street? the recovery is having a tough time. unemployment, while stubbornly high is falling, but more an
in washington, president obama and the first family attending easter services at st. john's church and the episcopal church. they h they-- we're told that former president and anti-apartheid leader, nelson mandela's condition is improving further. he's been receiving treatment for recurring pneumonia. a spokesperson saying he had a restful day out today. investors will be looking for signs for hiring and momentum. and this is stocks continuing to run into record territory with key indices...
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. ♪ lou: president obama questioning his ability to play. the president shooting baskets after the easter egg roll with members of the washington wizards, children, the president taking 22 shots. he missed 20 of them including an air ball, to missed layups. i'm not going to be overly critical of the skills. the president not fearing to much better in his n.c.a.a. bracket well, they went away. as we 16. joining us now, the "a-team," former reagan political director , democratic strategist robert zimmerman, author, radio talk-show host of fox news contributor who has -- >> they can't even agree i swear i think republicans would sign off on a bull that is being pushed by senator schumer and president obama. >> and patrick leahy is the chairman of the senate judiciary committee. >> something is serious and complicated as i ration reform should not be done in haste, nor should it beedone in secret which a lot of this is going on. rubio and others are saying, if really going to start down this path we have to make sure it's done in a transparent w
. ♪ lou: president obama questioning his ability to play. the president shooting baskets after the easter egg roll with members of the washington wizards, children, the president taking 22 shots. he missed 20 of them including an air ball, to missed layups. i'm not going to be overly critical of the skills. the president not fearing to much better in his n.c.a.a. bracket well, they went away. as we 16. joining us now, the "a-team," former reagan political director , democratic...
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the payroll tax and the increase for the rich. >> this as president obama gets set to announce his budget proposal this week. let's bring in john harwood. >> reporter: good morning, david. this jobs number will play directly into the political arguments as jim cramer suggested, and as jan hatzius suggested a moment ago when he talked about how sequester may have had a modest effect on this jobs number, but it will have more over time. that matches what president obama has said over and over including at this press briefing earlier this year. >> the longer these cuts remain in place the greater the damage to our economy. slow grind that will intensify with each passing day. and then right on cue, alan krueger, he ratcheted up that criticism of washington echoing jim cramer. >> the economy's continuing to heal. what we need to do in washington is avoid self-inflicted wounds. most importantly, they y isequ, the congressional budget office estimates it will reduce job growth by 750,000 full-time equivalent jobs by the end of the year. >> how does that affect the budget debate? look, the house
the payroll tax and the increase for the rich. >> this as president obama gets set to announce his budget proposal this week. let's bring in john harwood. >> reporter: good morning, david. this jobs number will play directly into the political arguments as jim cramer suggested, and as jan hatzius suggested a moment ago when he talked about how sequester may have had a modest effect on this jobs number, but it will have more over time. that matches what president obama has said over...
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joining us from washington, d.c., what say you about this, mr. moore? >> great to be with you. look, it's a smart political move by the president. he was coming under attack from a lot of republicans for not being, you know, susceptible to same cut in salary that federal workers are, and i think this is a shrewd political move. members of congress should take a 5% cut. i'd permanently cut that pay by 5%. just in terms of fairness, and i hate to use that word, but i think it's a very good policy. dagen: in terms of the political momentum, how much does he get? when you say "shrewd," i think it means we'd have long lasting impact on the political pop pew particularity, think it will? >> maybe. it's a small gesture, but important. i applaud him for it. i'm not saying he's doing this for political reasons. i think he does feel kind of a brotherhood with the federal employees, and, look, i live in washington, d.c., people on my street are furloughed. there is the pain here, and i think the shared sacrifice is a kind of a good message, but the bigger message here, if i may -- dagen:
joining us from washington, d.c., what say you about this, mr. moore? >> great to be with you. look, it's a smart political move by the president. he was coming under attack from a lot of republicans for not being, you know, susceptible to same cut in salary that federal workers are, and i think this is a shrewd political move. members of congress should take a 5% cut. i'd permanently cut that pay by 5%. just in terms of fairness, and i hate to use that word, but i think it's a very good...
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about the approach by the agency in trying to thwart this glerst that program is much less expensive as obama care with 1/12th as much. cantwell worried if they were worried about competition with the exchanges. >> is there a bias somewhere in the administration against lower cost managed care delivery systems that the act calls for in exchange for the exchange. >> aside from delays, three smaller parts of the original law have already failed. congress overwhelmingly repealed one provision to force small businesses to file irs forms. if they spent more than $600 a year with any one firm. then the class act would have provided long-term care but fell apart over shaky financing. >> they pulled the plug on it themselves and congress repealed it. >> and finally a program to cover people with preexisting conditions until obama care took hold. also collapsed. stranding seriously ill patients without care. there is always an argument over cost. nonpartisan group of actuaries found obama care would mean a huge increase in overall health spending. >> the individual market cost increases are going to u
about the approach by the agency in trying to thwart this glerst that program is much less expensive as obama care with 1/12th as much. cantwell worried if they were worried about competition with the exchanges. >> is there a bias somewhere in the administration against lower cost managed care delivery systems that the act calls for in exchange for the exchange. >> aside from delays, three smaller parts of the original law have already failed. congress overwhelmingly repealed one...
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of washington d.c. yesterday at a police academy not far from the site of last year's theater shooting in colorado, the president focused on universal background checks saying his goal is not to take firearms away from their owners. >> the opponents of some of these common sense laws have ginned up fears among responsible gun owners that have nothing to do with what's being proposed and nothing to do with the facts. but feeds into the suspicion about government. if there are any folks who are out there right now who are gun owners and you've been hearing that someone has taken away your guns, get the facts. we're not proposing gun registration system. we're proposing background checks for criminals. >> one of the most fascinating parts of the speech was when he talked about michelle saying if i lived in a rural area and i lived on a farm, i would want a gun in my house. he was talking about this is not about keeping guns away from people. michelle was talking to the president. the president by extension
of washington d.c. yesterday at a police academy not far from the site of last year's theater shooting in colorado, the president focused on universal background checks saying his goal is not to take firearms away from their owners. >> the opponents of some of these common sense laws have ginned up fears among responsible gun owners that have nothing to do with what's being proposed and nothing to do with the facts. but feeds into the suspicion about government. if there are any folks who...
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as you'll see, the comparisons and the contrasts with barack obama are not far from mind. >> stands, stinking the moral of the gentleman from ohio, proof that some men are inferior, endowed by their maker with dim wits, with cold, slime in their veins instead of hot, red blood. you are more reptile than man, george. so low and flat that the foot of man is incapable of crushing you. >> how dare you -- >> tommy lee jones as thaddeus stevenin stev stevens. and a real moral visionary. one of the things that's great about this film is thaddeus stevens is one of the true moral beacons in american history. i don't think we talk enough about him. his conception of equality, i mean, genuine equality between the races is ahead of even where we are today, i would say. >> it is. >> and what happens in the film is that we have this kind of -- these sort of two elements of progress. we have the kind of purity as channeled by thaddeus stevens and his pristine, uncompromising attitude toward his foes and then the imminently practical lincoln. what do you want viewers to take away from that, the kind
as you'll see, the comparisons and the contrasts with barack obama are not far from mind. >> stands, stinking the moral of the gentleman from ohio, proof that some men are inferior, endowed by their maker with dim wits, with cold, slime in their veins instead of hot, red blood. you are more reptile than man, george. so low and flat that the foot of man is incapable of crushing you. >> how dare you -- >> tommy lee jones as thaddeus stevenin stev stevens. and a real moral...
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we're about to see the implementation of obama care right now. people who are making premiums now struggling. small businesses, employees, looking to see how they're going to get covered. it's going to be a real challenge, this administration. i think we have a lot of room for improvement on that. as far as the budget is concerned, i am in a wait and see mode whether this white house is very serious about coming together. >> it looks like it would be the same, implying the same day the president offered boehner last time. that's already gone through. that deal with 28% cap on deductions for the wealthy. so the same deal maybe on the entitlement side with additional taxes on the other side. >> the funny thing is, joe, there's a lot that the two sides agree on in washington. for the life of me i can't understand why we don't see the white house come forward and embrace things. >> you don't have to agree on everything. you do everything you want the last two years. >> what are the things you agree on? >> for instance, there's an article in the journ
we're about to see the implementation of obama care right now. people who are making premiums now struggling. small businesses, employees, looking to see how they're going to get covered. it's going to be a real challenge, this administration. i think we have a lot of room for improvement on that. as far as the budget is concerned, i am in a wait and see mode whether this white house is very serious about coming together. >> it looks like it would be the same, implying the same day the...
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soon after the president headed back to washington d. c. but while in the bay area the president attended two fundraisers in attarton and two in san fransisco. he was raising money for democratic candidates. >>> 7:45, the power is back on at japan's tsunami damaged nuclear plant. for the second time this month a cooling system failed at one of the reactors. it was caused by construction work to keep rats out of the facility. the outage lasted for about two hours. japanese authorities say there was no immediate danger from the breakdown. the plant is set to be decommissioned. >>> new this morning, six world powers plus iran are meeting for a two-day round of talks to discuss iran's nuclear program. this is new video out of kazakhstan where residents from the u.s., russia, china, britain, france, germany and iran are meeting. the goal is to make progress on curbing iran's nuclear program and iran is seeking an end to economic sanctions. >>> today the public will get a chance to hear what several investigations into the chevron refinery fire r
soon after the president headed back to washington d. c. but while in the bay area the president attended two fundraisers in attarton and two in san fransisco. he was raising money for democratic candidates. >>> 7:45, the power is back on at japan's tsunami damaged nuclear plant. for the second time this month a cooling system failed at one of the reactors. it was caused by construction work to keep rats out of the facility. the outage lasted for about two hours. japanese authorities...
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. >>> just two hours from now, president obama leaves washington and ta his gun control proposals on the road. as kyla cam beryl reports, the -- as -- kyla campbell reports. >> reporter: president obama is speaking this afternoon at the denver police academy. he's focusing on colorado's recent passage of stricter gun laws that take effect july 1st. they include adopting universal background checks and a 15- round limit on gun magazines. those laws were sparked by last summer's deadly shooting at a movie theater in nearby aurora, colorado that left 12 people dead. victims from that tragedy will meet with the president today. some connected to the 1999 shooting at columbine high school will also meet with the president today. but not everybody in colorado is on board with president obama's proposals. what a group of sheriffs in colorado have on their agenda today when i see you next hour. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> later today, the connecticut state legislature is expected to pass some of the toughest gun control laws in the country. the laws 0 would pr
. >>> just two hours from now, president obama leaves washington and ta his gun control proposals on the road. as kyla cam beryl reports, the -- as -- kyla campbell reports. >> reporter: president obama is speaking this afternoon at the denver police academy. he's focusing on colorado's recent passage of stricter gun laws that take effect july 1st. they include adopting universal background checks and a 15- round limit on gun magazines. those laws were sparked by last summer's...
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soon after the president headed back to washington d. c. but while in the bay area the president attended two fundraisers in attarton and two in san fransisco. he was raising money for democratic candidates. >>> 7:45, the power is back on at japan's tsunami damaged nuclear plant. for the second time this month a cooling system failed at one of the reactors. it was caused by construction work to keep rats out of the facility. the outage lasted for about two hours. japanese authorities say there was no immediate danger from the breakdown. the plant is set to be decommissioned. >>> new this morning, six world powers plus iran are meeting for a two-day round of talks to discuss iran's nuclear program. this is new video out of kazakhstan where residents from the u.s., russia, china, britain, france, germany and iran are meeting. the goal is to make progress on curbing iran's nuclear program and iran is seeking an end to economic sanctions. >>> today the public will get a chance to hear what several investigations into the chevron refinery fire r
soon after the president headed back to washington d. c. but while in the bay area the president attended two fundraisers in attarton and two in san fransisco. he was raising money for democratic candidates. >>> 7:45, the power is back on at japan's tsunami damaged nuclear plant. for the second time this month a cooling system failed at one of the reactors. it was caused by construction work to keep rats out of the facility. the outage lasted for about two hours. japanese authorities...
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president barack obama met with the singapore prime minister in washington on tuesday. singapore has agreed to a u.s. plan to deploy cutting edge combat ships to the country on a rotational basis beginning as early as this month. obama expressed his appreciation to the country for allowing the u.s. to use military related facilities. >> i'm very thankful for singapore and its partnership. i'm thankful for the prime minister for his outstanding work. >> singapore is very happy that the u.s. and the obama administration has been putting greater emphasis on its relations with asia. >> reporter: thailand and the philippines are asean members and old u.s. allies. by enhancing ties with singapore in addition to these nations, the u.s. government is demonstrating the new defense strategy, rebalancing to asia. nhk world, singapore. >>> health authorities in china have found two more indications bringing the number of infections to nine. the number of patients may grow. a third man has died from h7n9. strain of flu not detected in people. they warn the number of people infected
president barack obama met with the singapore prime minister in washington on tuesday. singapore has agreed to a u.s. plan to deploy cutting edge combat ships to the country on a rotational basis beginning as early as this month. obama expressed his appreciation to the country for allowing the u.s. to use military related facilities. >> i'm very thankful for singapore and its partnership. i'm thankful for the prime minister for his outstanding work. >> singapore is very happy that...
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. >>> just two hours from now, president obama leaves washington and ta his gun control proposals on the road. as kyla cam beryl reports, the -- as -- kyla campbell reports. >> reporter: president obama is speaking this afternoon at the denver police academy. he's focusing on colorado's recent passage of stricter gun laws that take effect july 1st. they include adopting universal background checks and a 15- round limit on gun magazines. those laws were sparked by last summer's deadly shooting at a movie theater in nearby aurora, colorado that left 12 people dead. victims from that tragedy will meet with the president today. some connected to the 1999 shooting at columbine high school will also meet with the president today. but not everybody in colorado is on board with president obama's proposals. what a group of sheriffs in colorado have on their agenda today when i see you next hour. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> later today, the connecticut state legislature is expected to pass some of the toughest gun control laws in the country. the laws 0 would pr
. >>> just two hours from now, president obama leaves washington and ta his gun control proposals on the road. as kyla cam beryl reports, the -- as -- kyla campbell reports. >> reporter: president obama is speaking this afternoon at the denver police academy. he's focusing on colorado's recent passage of stricter gun laws that take effect july 1st. they include adopting universal background checks and a 15- round limit on gun magazines. those laws were sparked by last summer's...
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from the washington d.c. newsroom, he is dealing with lawmakers. >> reporter: senators will not likely start debating gun control legislation for two weeks instead of next week as planned. harry reid said it would be the number one priority when he returned this coming monday. he has excluded dianne finestein's web upon's ban bash weapons' ban and he said back ground checks should become universal including those at gun shows. one reason president barack obama is speaking is the state recently passed laws to expand gun background checks and limit the number of magazines they can hold. and president barack obama leaves for colorado three hours from now and we will have more on his agenda when i see you next hour. kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> meantime connecticut state legislature is said to vote on some of the toughest laws in the country. if it becomes law, no firearm can be sold unless the buyer passes a background check. the list of band assault weapons will expand and the sale of purchas
from the washington d.c. newsroom, he is dealing with lawmakers. >> reporter: senators will not likely start debating gun control legislation for two weeks instead of next week as planned. harry reid said it would be the number one priority when he returned this coming monday. he has excluded dianne finestein's web upon's ban bash weapons' ban and he said back ground checks should become universal including those at gun shows. one reason president barack obama is speaking is the state...
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president barack obama met with the singaporean prime minister in washington on tuesday. singapore has agreed to a u.s. plan to deploy cutting-edge combat ships to the country on a rotational basis, beginning as early as this month. obama expressed his appreciation to the country for allowing the u.s. to use military related facilities. >> i'm very thankful for singapore and its partnership. i'm thankful to prime minister lee for his outstanding work. >> singapore is very happy that the u.s. and the obama administration has been putting greater emphasis on its relations with asia. >> reporter: thailand and the philippines are asean members and old u.s. allies. by enhancing ties to singapore, in addition to these nations, the u.s. government is demonstrating its new defensive strategy. rebalancing to asia. mark ho, nhk world, singapore. >>> a human rights group has been looking at satellite photos of the city of matila in myanmar and they are alarmed by what they see. sectarian violence between buddhists and muslims erupted in the city two weeks ago, before and after image
president barack obama met with the singaporean prime minister in washington on tuesday. singapore has agreed to a u.s. plan to deploy cutting-edge combat ships to the country on a rotational basis, beginning as early as this month. obama expressed his appreciation to the country for allowing the u.s. to use military related facilities. >> i'm very thankful for singapore and its partnership. i'm thankful to prime minister lee for his outstanding work. >> singapore is very happy that...
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., and talks about paul ryan, michelle obama. magazine, theyle traditionally have no interest in washington because they think it is stated, boring, and still, but the sex appeal, for better or worse, in the past four years, it has significantly increased. megan and on politico, mccain, the daughter of senator john mccain, getting a television show. caller: i'd like to say a few things about professor hall's comments about the appearance or real appearance of politicians. i guess that kind of means the old cliche that politics is show business for ugly people is kind of over. more seriously though, i kind of disagree. i do not care what any of these people look like or anything like that and i do not care and i think it kind of underestimates the obvious, which i think is really a big problem here. get thisre you nonsense because the powers that be, whatever it cliche you want to use, they do not think people want to see this serious news. i think if you do put out serious news on a regular basis, by and large, most people would
., and talks about paul ryan, michelle obama. magazine, theyle traditionally have no interest in washington because they think it is stated, boring, and still, but the sex appeal, for better or worse, in the past four years, it has significantly increased. megan and on politico, mccain, the daughter of senator john mccain, getting a television show. caller: i'd like to say a few things about professor hall's comments about the appearance or real appearance of politicians. i guess that kind of...
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president obama is heading this initiative, this talk. we'll be talking to -- you can see him there as the camera pans over. this is about promoting jobs and the middle class. this is something that he's decided to focus on as he unveils a decades' long project about the inner workings of the brain and to answer questions about epilepsy, alzheimer's and other diseases. let's listen in. >> his incredible leadership at nih. those of you who know francis know he's quite a gifted singer and musician. i was asking if he was gonna be willing to sing the introduction. he declined. but his leadership has been extraordinary and i'm glad i've been promoted to scientist in chief, given my grades in physics, i'm not sure it's deserving. [laughter] >> but i -- i hold science in proper esteem. maybe that gives me a little credit. today, i've invited some of the smartest people in the country, some of the most imaginative people in the country, some very smart people to talk about the challenge i issued in my state of the union address. >> president oba
president obama is heading this initiative, this talk. we'll be talking to -- you can see him there as the camera pans over. this is about promoting jobs and the middle class. this is something that he's decided to focus on as he unveils a decades' long project about the inner workings of the brain and to answer questions about epilepsy, alzheimer's and other diseases. let's listen in. >> his incredible leadership at nih. those of you who know francis know he's quite a gifted singer and...
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president obama is heading this initiative, this talk. we'll be talking to -- you can see him there as the camera pans over. this is about promoting jobs and the middle class. this is something that he's decided to focus on as he unveils a decades' long project about the inner workings of the brain and to answer questions about epilepsy, alzheimer's and other diseases. let's listen in. >> his incredible leadership at nih. those of you who know francis know he's quite a gifted singer and musician. i was asking if he was gonna be willing to sing the introduction. he declined. but his leadership has been extraordinary and i'm glad i've been promoted to scientist in chief, given my grades in physics, i'm not sure it's deserving. [laughter] >> but i -- i hold science in proper esteem. maybe that gives me a little credit. today, i've invited some of the smartest people in the country, some of the most imaginative people in the country, some very smart people to talk about the challenge i issued in my state of the union address. >> president oba
president obama is heading this initiative, this talk. we'll be talking to -- you can see him there as the camera pans over. this is about promoting jobs and the middle class. this is something that he's decided to focus on as he unveils a decades' long project about the inner workings of the brain and to answer questions about epilepsy, alzheimer's and other diseases. let's listen in. >> his incredible leadership at nih. those of you who know francis know he's quite a gifted singer and...
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washington will have to do that job though it is nowhere near ready the program remains at least as unpopular with the public as the day it was passed. that, however, was not the case with social security and medicare which both passed with bipartisan majorities and were favored by the public from the start. democrats continue to hope that it will all work out in the end and obama care will becomes a popular and nearly as untouchable as those other two. that is not the direction things are head now. bret? >> bret: you know, with the treatment by most of the media of the obama administration, it was thought that perhaps president obama would be immune from second term syndrome. that doesn't seem to be the case. that's right, bret. there really was a sense after the election that he was sort of politically bullet-proof and that the republicans were n disarray and scattered and that he could have his way. it's not turning out that way. look at this issue which continues to cause him troubles, obama care. look at gun control in particular which he made a very high priority and now it looks as if
washington will have to do that job though it is nowhere near ready the program remains at least as unpopular with the public as the day it was passed. that, however, was not the case with social security and medicare which both passed with bipartisan majorities and were favored by the public from the start. democrats continue to hope that it will all work out in the end and obama care will becomes a popular and nearly as untouchable as those other two. that is not the direction things are head...
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a bipartisan show of support rarely seen in washington. >> president obama called for more federal spending on decaying infrastructure said the u.s. must look to canada and mexico as source of imported oil. even as we dealt with key stone and discussions and energy strategy that includes increasing development over the natural resources and that led to record high production of natural gas and led to a situation where we are importing less fossil full - energy . april 15 will mark the critical juncture in the key stone process . the latest environmental impact study comes to an end. and governors alarmed by the lack of information by the lack ever information and rick perry is called a federal jail break . jan brewer can't understand why the feds refuse to give more information about the detainees that are charged with everything but assault to multiple dui's. i talked with her this week. >> it 342 released into arizona and we know that there are level one or two or three . i requested my homeland security and public safety directors to send a letter to the information . it is outrageous th
a bipartisan show of support rarely seen in washington. >> president obama called for more federal spending on decaying infrastructure said the u.s. must look to canada and mexico as source of imported oil. even as we dealt with key stone and discussions and energy strategy that includes increasing development over the natural resources and that led to record high production of natural gas and led to a situation where we are importing less fossil full - energy . april 15 will mark the...
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. >> the war of words is part of the relationship with washington and pyongyang. it has been a vexing problem and the obama administration has had trouble engaging north korea without looking as if they've caved to threats. >> for more on the tensions i spoke to former ambassador bill richardson. he's been there on private visits and was inside the country in january. >> governor richardson, is this bluster or should the u.s. be worried? >> we should be worried. the bluster and bellicosity and the threats have never been as intense and you couple that with a new leader who appears to be manipulated and handled by the hard-line elements in the north korean military, those who don't wnat engagement. the good news is he is showing political strength, that he's tough. a lot tougher than his father. his father never engaged directly in this rhetoric to shore up his base and show despite his youth and inexperience he is in control. >> what do you think he wants from all this? what is his endgame? >> his endgame is -- to shore up his political base. two, whenever there i
. >> the war of words is part of the relationship with washington and pyongyang. it has been a vexing problem and the obama administration has had trouble engaging north korea without looking as if they've caved to threats. >> for more on the tensions i spoke to former ambassador bill richardson. he's been there on private visits and was inside the country in january. >> governor richardson, is this bluster or should the u.s. be worried? >> we should be worried. the...
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this morning on c-span, "washington journal" with the latest political news. live at 12:30 eastern, defense secretary chuck hagel delivers his first major speech at the national defense university. and at 5:00 p.m., president obama from the denver police academy, where he'll speak about preventing gun violence. in 45 minutes on "washington journal," alan gomez of "usa today" gives an update on bipartisan efforts to create comprehensive immigration legislation. at 8:30 a.m. eastern, more on immigration legislation with oris meissner. and at 9:15 eastern, our spotlight on magazines features
this morning on c-span, "washington journal" with the latest political news. live at 12:30 eastern, defense secretary chuck hagel delivers his first major speech at the national defense university. and at 5:00 p.m., president obama from the denver police academy, where he'll speak about preventing gun violence. in 45 minutes on "washington journal," alan gomez of "usa today" gives an update on bipartisan efforts to create comprehensive immigration legislation. at...
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what's interesting is this is unlike the barak obama we've heard from in the past. he's actually talking about cutting social security and medicare big time. but you know what? he's also talking about more taxes. fewer tax hikes, but he is still in this new budget proposal calling for $580 billion in more tax if they did change the cost of living calculation for s the so-called cbit could generate $200 billion. unfortunately, it's going to generate a lot of heat from democrats. >> brian: chain cbi will send guys like independent sanders, bernie sanders over the top. it will send nancy pelosi into the moon. but that's something that republicans say you talked about doing it. when it comes to action, you don't do it. that would be significant. also, he's also talk being a 28% cap on all entitlements which would affect charities, home builders, pension plans, anybody who tried to buy a home. >> steve: writeoffs. >> brian: yeah. so-called closing of loopholes. >> steve: also when it comes to the sequester, much has been made about it in washington, d.c his budget would
what's interesting is this is unlike the barak obama we've heard from in the past. he's actually talking about cutting social security and medicare big time. but you know what? he's also talking about more taxes. fewer tax hikes, but he is still in this new budget proposal calling for $580 billion in more tax if they did change the cost of living calculation for s the so-called cbit could generate $200 billion. unfortunately, it's going to generate a lot of heat from democrats. >> brian:...
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monday, washington base investment firm hype securities had a report predicting the obama administration would reverse course op big spending cuts that would have hit health insurers. they skyrocketed by 8.5%, a half hour later. the government announced the change in policy the report predicted. while the incident is throwing a spotlight on the controversial political intelligence industry, today's report by the investigative arm of congress concludeed the area is murky saying, quote, the prevalence of the sale of political intelligence is not known and therefore difficult to quantify. while currently little prevents lobbyists and washington insiders from gathering information, top congress could supplement existing gyps and laws to create stricter regulation. melissa: the washington post traveled the 1700 mile route and wrote about the experience in the recently published e-book, and, steve, what inspired you to do this? >> well, just seemed like a good way to bring this object to life rather than sit here and talk about whether or not this piece of paper was going to be stamped or appr
monday, washington base investment firm hype securities had a report predicting the obama administration would reverse course op big spending cuts that would have hit health insurers. they skyrocketed by 8.5%, a half hour later. the government announced the change in policy the report predicted. while the incident is throwing a spotlight on the controversial political intelligence industry, today's report by the investigative arm of congress concludeed the area is murky saying, quote, the...
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tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> now at the same time today details of president obama's budget proposal for the coming year were making the rounds. they include changes to social security and medicare that will hit seniors. that drew fire from democrats in washington. didn't do much to sway republicans. we get more from our chief white house correspondent chuck todd. >> reporter: for the first time in the obama presidency a white house-proposed budget would slow the growth of medicare and social security, an idea many democrats call a cut. mindful of this the white house tried to soften the blow. >> not the president's ideal approach to our budget challenges. but it is a serious compromise proposition. >> reporter: the president will propose smaller cost of living adjustments to social security. in washington-speak, it's known as chain cpi. it would reduce benefit payments to seniors in the future. this idea is part of a deliberate effort to entice republicans back to the negotiating table on a larger budget deal that would include more tax increases. but any changes to social
tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> now at the same time today details of president obama's budget proposal for the coming year were making the rounds. they include changes to social security and medicare that will hit seniors. that drew fire from democrats in washington. didn't do much to sway republicans. we get more from our chief white house correspondent chuck todd. >> reporter: for the first time in the obama presidency a white house-proposed budget would slow the...
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according to a report in the "washington post," president obama's economic advisors aand outside experts say the nation's much celebrated housing rebound is leaving too many people hyped, including young people looking to buy their first homes and individuals with credit records that were weakened by the recession. in response, administration officials say they are working to get banks to lend to a wider range of borrowers by taking advantage of taxpayer backed programs, including those offered by the federal housing administration that insure home loans against default. wait a minute. this is the exact tactic that caused the housing bubble and the housing market to crash years ago. is washington ever going to learn from its past mistakes? just another sign that the administration has no idea what they're doing. joining me with reaction, the founder of campens company and ceo of the bab group, real estate analyze, dani babb. the community reinvestment act, wasn't that the government started under jimmy carter, doubled down by bill clinton and increased under clinton that forced banks and
according to a report in the "washington post," president obama's economic advisors aand outside experts say the nation's much celebrated housing rebound is leaving too many people hyped, including young people looking to buy their first homes and individuals with credit records that were weakened by the recession. in response, administration officials say they are working to get banks to lend to a wider range of borrowers by taking advantage of taxpayer backed programs, including...
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charles: we're getting closer, a lot of people felt president obama more or less buying votes pushing that deal. what would make this a bad deal for the american people? >> well, a bad deal for american people is millions of people coming into this country, and continuing social welfare bilking as we have now. i know. a bad dial for americanss -- del would be we have how many people out of work? how many millions, and we're going to add to that job waiting list? a bunch of influke of workers coming here, and taking american jobs, one good thing that become out of this is securing our borders. i am curious why this is not something that a lot of folks are not talking about. i think that republicans should be pushing hard for that. charles: ironic that mccain was at the border and saw someone jumping over last week. to you, michelle, feels weird, we send people back to their home krein country to set up soe firms and their own business, should that be a tralart. >> we want to keep those people here in this bad economy we want people who'll open businesses, and add to our economy, i thin
charles: we're getting closer, a lot of people felt president obama more or less buying votes pushing that deal. what would make this a bad deal for the american people? >> well, a bad deal for american people is millions of people coming into this country, and continuing social welfare bilking as we have now. i know. a bad dial for americanss -- del would be we have how many people out of work? how many millions, and we're going to add to that job waiting list? a bunch of influke of...
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half a dozen indicted or investigated under the obama. no question they are trying to send a signal to government officials business usually as practiced in washington forever which involves the commonplace interactions between journalists and government officials involving classified information, that they are trying to deter officials from behaving the way they have. >> i'm probably the only person around the table who someone of those former government officials and what is wrong with this. you sign the deal when you become a government official not to disclose classified information and you have to day-by-day make a distinction between legitimate backgrounding talking to journalist and you have a sense where you don't cross the line. what is wrong with what the obama administration is doing? >> i think the government wasn't so broken and so manipulated and misused from day-to-day in washington. this is a singling out of selected weak individuals. it's like when the justice system works and other sectors of our country. if you have a p
half a dozen indicted or investigated under the obama. no question they are trying to send a signal to government officials business usually as practiced in washington forever which involves the commonplace interactions between journalists and government officials involving classified information, that they are trying to deter officials from behaving the way they have. >> i'm probably the only person around the table who someone of those former government officials and what is wrong with...
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. >>> the budget battle that's brewing in washington. president obama today calling his 2014 spending blueprint, quote, a compromise. but the plan, which is said to officially be released this coming week, is already drawing criticism from both republicans and even from some democrats. molly henneberg has more now from washington. >> republicans say the president is moving in the, quote, wrong direction in his plan for a new budget. but today in his weekly radio and internet address, president obama says while it might not be ideal, it is, quote, a fiscally responsible blueprint. the president will unveil the details on wednesday, but it's expected that the budget will include more tax hikes on the wealthy and some middle class families. and as an olive branch to republicans concerned about government spending on entitlement programs, a cut in the future cost of living increases for social security and other benefit programs. >> it's a compromise i'm willing to accept in order to move beyond a cycle of short-term crisis driven decision m
. >>> the budget battle that's brewing in washington. president obama today calling his 2014 spending blueprint, quote, a compromise. but the plan, which is said to officially be released this coming week, is already drawing criticism from both republicans and even from some democrats. molly henneberg has more now from washington. >> republicans say the president is moving in the, quote, wrong direction in his plan for a new budget. but today in his weekly radio and internet...
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at george washington university. pj crowley, are we heading to any kind of nuclear conflict with north korea here? >> i really don't think so. the bottom line is, north korea is crazy but they're not suicidal. the kim family business, they want that to continue. the kim family reign, they want to continue. so they'll make a lot of noise. but i don't think that they're going to jump off the cliff. >> we're seeing that the u.s. has been sending a missile defense system to guam. clearly some military activity. at what point should the united states consider some kind of military attack, all be it from a defensist standpoint if we can't put up with these saber rattling threats any longer? >> we need to be careful there. the last time the united states went across the 38th parallel during the korean war it didn't work well for us. china didn't particularly like that action. i mean, really, if we thought they really were at the point where they were going to fire a missile at us and had some prospect of hitting the united
at george washington university. pj crowley, are we heading to any kind of nuclear conflict with north korea here? >> i really don't think so. the bottom line is, north korea is crazy but they're not suicidal. the kim family business, they want that to continue. the kim family reign, they want to continue. so they'll make a lot of noise. but i don't think that they're going to jump off the cliff. >> we're seeing that the u.s. has been sending a missile defense system to guam....
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the effects of what we accomplished and i want syrians to have freedom as well in recent months the obama administration has tried to publicly distance itself from radical islamists fighting among the syrian rebels by saying washington supports the more moderate forces among the opposition. but on the ground in syria in the middle of a bloody civil war that line is blurred many of those in the syrian opposition who washington supports welcomed the efforts of radical groups like on the street while politicians argue about who is a terrorist than who is a freedom fighter or who is a terrorist that can be useful now and dealt with later young westerners like eric may find themselves confused about what they're fighting for in a place like syria in washington i'm going to check out. the lawyers representing guantanamo bay detainees as several of their clients lives on now in danger as the miss hunger strike at the camp needs the two month mark but the u.s. military continues to deny reports that more than one hundred. starving themselves officials claim only thirty seven detainees are refusin
the effects of what we accomplished and i want syrians to have freedom as well in recent months the obama administration has tried to publicly distance itself from radical islamists fighting among the syrian rebels by saying washington supports the more moderate forces among the opposition. but on the ground in syria in the middle of a bloody civil war that line is blurred many of those in the syrian opposition who washington supports welcomed the efforts of radical groups like on the street...
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in recent months the obama administration has tried to publicly distance itself from radical islamists fighting among the syrian rebels by saying washington supports the more moderate forces among the opposition. but on the ground in syria in the middle of a bloody civil war that line is blurred many of those in the syrian opposition who washington supports welcome the efforts of radical groups like on the street. while politicians argue about who is a terrorist and who is a freedom fighter or who is a terrorist that can be useful now and dealt with later young westerners like eric may find themselves confused about what they're fighting for in a place like syria in washington i'm going to check out. what went on i'm a bay detainees and shows no signs of ending as it nears the eight week lawyers representing some of the inmates and say they clients are ready to die and. demands are met the prisoners want an end to the indefinite detention and intrusive searches lawyers and activists will say that the vast majority of the hundred sixty six detainees at the facility are taking part the u
in recent months the obama administration has tried to publicly distance itself from radical islamists fighting among the syrian rebels by saying washington supports the more moderate forces among the opposition. but on the ground in syria in the middle of a bloody civil war that line is blurred many of those in the syrian opposition who washington supports welcome the efforts of radical groups like on the street. while politicians argue about who is a terrorist and who is a freedom fighter or...
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her remarks are part of the atlantic's women in washington series. this is just under an hour. >> thank you, elizabeth and terry, thank you very much. and all of you for being here. thank you, valerie. i will tell you about a couple things about valerie before we get started. because we want to dive in. full disclosure. valerie and i used to work together. we worked on the first obama presidential campaign and as you heard i worked in the white house. but know i get a chance to ask her all the questions i always wanted to ask. valerie is senior advisor to president obama. she oversees the white house office of public engagement, a very important office for the president and head of council on women and girls. she was a senior official in many capacities in the city of chicago and was the chief executive officer of the habitat company. she also was, is a lawyer and practiced in a couple law firms. has gone from law to private business, government, different levels and now to the very, very top position, one. very, very top positions in the white house
her remarks are part of the atlantic's women in washington series. this is just under an hour. >> thank you, elizabeth and terry, thank you very much. and all of you for being here. thank you, valerie. i will tell you about a couple things about valerie before we get started. because we want to dive in. full disclosure. valerie and i used to work together. we worked on the first obama presidential campaign and as you heard i worked in the white house. but know i get a chance to ask her...